Theale C.E. Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.776 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Theale C.E. Primary School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Theale C.E. Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.776 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a 2026 Reception place lived 2.776 miles away; the middle figure across the 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance was 2.78 miles.
- In 2024/25, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 30% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 33 first-choice applications for 35 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 20.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 8.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Englefield Road, Theale C.E. Primary School, Reading, RG7 5AS
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 301 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this inspirational school.”
- “Staff are utterly committed to the school’s vision that ‘the children come first’.”
- “They work tirelessly to ensure that pupils flourish.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 89% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Englefield C.E. Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Calcot Junior School 1.5 mi School remains Good
- Springfield Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birch Copse Primary School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published